Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19

March 18, 2020
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, HFAP, Infection Control, Survey Preparation

If you are expecting a survey from your accreditation organization (AO) in the upcoming weeks and months, check in with your liaison. Some AOs are...Read More »

AOs ramping up for accreditation surveys

May 19, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 21
Accreditation, COVID-19, HFAP, Joint Commission, Survey Preparation, Tracers

Get ready—The Joint Commission (TJC), DNV-GL Healthcare and HFAP have announced they are going start doing limited surveys in June. Meanwhile, the...Read More »

Use CMS, CDC checklists to stay ahead of COVID-19 focus during surveys

May 12, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 6
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Infection Control, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation, Tracers

Download checklists provided by CMS and the CDC to review your infectious disease preparedness plans as the COVID-19 emergency continues to ebb...Read More »

Waivers do NOT mean HIPAA, CoP, EMTALA regulations not in effect

May 12, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 6
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Emergency Management, Survey Preparation

Beware the myths and misperceptions going around about the blanket waivers and relaxed enforcement of some regulations issued by CMS to facilitate...Read More »

CMS Emergency Waivers Now Include Some Testing, Inspections

May 12, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 20
CMS, COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Life Safety, Survey Preparation

After several requests, CMS finally issued a waiver for some...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, May 2020

May 4, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, PPE, Survey Preparation

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics policy: Cleaning of toys

April 28, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 5
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Survey Preparation

Use this policy, shared courtesy of Lynda Bailey, RN, BSN, CSHA, accreditation specialist for quality and patient safety at the University of Utah...Read More »

Hospital had several chances to avoid deficiencies

April 28, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation, CMS, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

Leadership attention, policy revisions keys to recoveryRead More »

TJC updates 10 chapters related to burden reduction, discharge planning

April 21, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation, CMS, Policies and Procedures, Survey Preparation

Remember before the novel coronavirus for 2019? The one that causes COVID-19?

In the middle of the deluge of pandemic news, you may have...Read More »

Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19

April 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, HFAP, Joint Commission, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

If you are expecting a survey from your accreditation organization (AO) in the upcoming weeks and months, check in with your liaison. All four...Read More »

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